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Asymptotic completeness forN-body short-range quantum systems: A new proof

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We give an alternative geometrical proof of asymptotic completeness for an arbitrary number of quantum particles interacting through shortrange pair potentials. It relies on an estimate showing that the intercluster motion concentrates asymptotically on classical trajectories.

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Graf, G.M. Asymptotic completeness forN-body short-range quantum systems: A new proof. Commun.Math. Phys. 132, 73–101 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02278000

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